While serving as a Chief Warrant Officer 2, he took the flight instructor's pilot course and conducted air assault missions in the UH-60. He later moved to the 101st (Division) Aviation Battalion at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Durant flew over 150 medical evacuation missions in the UH-1 and UH-60 helicopters by 1985. In November 1983, Durant was promoted to Warrant Officer 1, following completion of the UH-60 Black Hawk Aviators Qualification Course, and was assigned to the 377th Medical Evacuation Company in Seoul, South Korea.
Michael in 2001 Durant speaks to officers at Tyndall Air Force Base in 2002 Army service Durant presented with the Honorable Order of St. During flight school, he flew the TH-55 trainer and UH-1 helicopters.
Durant finished helicopter flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Group at Fort Clayton in Panama as a Spanish voice intercept operator. Army in August 1979 after completing basic training, he attended the Defense Language Institute. He also became politically active as a member of the Republican Party.Įarly life and military training ĭurant was born on July 23, 1961, in Berlin, New Hampshire, the son of Leon Durant and Louise (nee Boucher).
Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 Blackhawk helicopter Master Aviator in the 160th SOAR after participating in combat operations Prime Chance, Just Cause, and Desert Storm, and also Gothic Serpent, in which he was briefly held prisoner in 1993 after a raid in Somalia.įollowing his retirement from the military in 2001, Durant published a book detailing his experiences, was involved in public speaking engagements and founded an engineering company in Huntsville, Alabama.
Army pilot, and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.ĭurant was a member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. He was involved in the "Black Hawk Down" incident while serving as a U.S. Durant (born July 23, 1961) is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate.
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